Lea Michele.Photo: CJ Isaac
Lea Micheleis excited for her album to be out in the world.
“It was truly such a joy going back into the studio to record this albumForever. After taking time off of work during my pregnancy and postpartum to be with my son it felt so cathartic and exhilarating to be back in the studio, to sing again, and to do what I love so much,” the 35-year-old tells PEOPLE. “I recorded this album at a beautiful private studio in the woods on the East Coast this past spring. It was very remote and helped bring the perfect peaceful essence to this album that I was hoping it would exude.”
Michele — who will include covers of songs such as “Sweet Child O' Mine,” “1000 Years” and “Oh, What a World” on the album — says the entire process of making her album was “very emotional for me.”
Lea Michele.CJ Isaac
“Every song that I picked for this albumForeverwas either a song that I sang during my pregnancy or to my son once he was born,” she says. “‘Oh, What a World’ was the first song that I played in my car moments after leaving the doctor when I found out that I was pregnant. ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine' and ‘Here Comes the Sun’ were two songs that my husband [Zandy Reich] and I played as we drove to the hospital the day he was born.”
“And ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ is one of my favorite songs that I sing to Ever now,” she adds. “So each one of these songs brings back its own set of memories for me. Whether it was a challenging moment in my pregnancy that music helped me get through or a beautiful moment looking into the eyes of my son for the first time, music has always helped heal me in my life and brought me joy and I hope this album does the same for everyone.”
But Ever’s favorite song on the album? “Yellow,” a cover of Coldplay’s hit.
“I’m such a huge Coldplay fan. I walked down the aisleat my weddingto one of their songs and so I really wanted this song to be on the album,” she says. “So it makes sense that this would be his favorite track!”
“I try to be so present and take a mental picture because it’s such a special time that he and I get to share together that I will cherish forever,” she adds.
Here’s the tracklist for Michele’sForever, out Nov. 5.
source: people.com
